An Inspector Calls Themes - Social Class

Question 1

Give 5 quotes showing the difference in treatment between the upper and lower classes

Answer 1

“Why should you? It’s bound to be unpleasant and disturbing”
“And you think women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?”
“Well we know one young woman who wasn’t, don’t we”
“Get into trouble? Go on the streets?”
“But I see no point mentioning the subject - especially -“(indicating Sheila)

Question 2

Give 5 quotes that show how social class enables hypocrisy in the upper class

Answer 2

“pleased with themselves” - complacent
“In a time of steadily increasing prosperity”
“Surely you don’t mean Alderman Meggarty”
“notorious womanizer”
“he ought to be dealt with very severely”
“My God! But - look here”

Question 3

Give 9 quotes to show how the upper class abuse their power

Answer 3

“my duty to keep labour costs down”
“She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go”
“and you used the power you had, as a daughter of a good customer… to punish the girl?”
“favourite haunt of women of the town”
“and naturally that was one of the things the prejudiced me against her case”
“miserable back rooms”
“nice little set of rooms he had - in Morgan Terrace”
“I used my influence to have it refused”
“If you don’t come down sharply on these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth”